Chapter 10 Lesson 1 Taking In and Storing Information

Which of the following is a visual, mental representation of an event or object?

• prototype

• concept

• symbol

• image

An abstract unit of thought that represents an object or quality is known as a(n)

• image

• symbol

• concept

• prototype

Vehicle, music, flora, and animal are examples of

• mental sets

• heuristics

• concepts

• prototypes

Which of the following are particularly important in problem solving?

• rules

• images

• symbols

• prototypes

Cognitive scientists consider thinking as

• a verbal process

• a process that requires words

• being made up of unique processes

• none of the above

One approach to categorizing the ways people think has been to divide them into

• decision making and problem solving.

• decision making and reasoning.

• reasoning and problem solving.

• reasoning and decision making.

Metacognition occurs when you think about

• thinking.

• rules.

• concepts.

• heuristics.

When a particular problem-solving strategy becomes a habit, it is called

• a rule.

• a mental set.

• functional fixedness.

• rigidity.

The need for what attributes explains why divergent thinking is sometimes referred to as creative thinking?

• insight and images

• inventiveness and flexibility

• talent and motivation

• variety and commitment

After combining and recombining various elements, the solution to a problem suddenly emerges. This is known as

• insight.

• flexibility.

• incubation.

• preparation.